diff --git a/pyperformance/tests/test_pythoninfo.py b/pyperformance/tests/test_pythoninfo.py
index 76522ddc..f15e2d31 100644
--- a/pyperformance/tests/test_pythoninfo.py
+++ b/pyperformance/tests/test_pythoninfo.py
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@ def test_venv(self):
         expected = _pythoninfo._build_info(CURRENT)
         if IS_VENV:
             python = sys.executable
+            real_python = os.path.realpath(python)
         else:
             venv, python, cleanup = tests.create_venv()
+            real_python = os.path.realpath(python)
             self.addCleanup(cleanup)
-            expected.sys.executable = python
+            expected.sys.executable = real_python
             realpath = os.path.realpath(os.path.normpath(sys.executable))
             if os.name == 'nt':
                 # It isn't a symlink.
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ def test_venv(self):
              ) = tuple(expected.sys.implementation.version)
             expected.is_venv = True
 
-        info = _pythoninfo.get_info(python)
+        info = _pythoninfo.get_info(real_python)
 
         # We have to work around a possible bug.
         if not info.base_executable: